Stock Market Sitting on the Precipice
Stock-Markets / Financial Crash Oct 09, 2012 - 02:44 AM GMTThe SPX is sitting at Short-term support at the close. My model suggests a very powerful move is in the offing, in which the next target may be as low as mid-Cycle support at 1373.79 before the next bounce back, possibly to the 50-day moving average at 1423.77. Once 1373.79 is crossed the second time, the crash may be underway. The Broadening Wedge at 1320.00 may only enhance the decline, since most Broadening Wedges don’t call for a bounce, while the Orthodox Broadening Tops do.
I have studied these formations and once the trigger (1395.00) is crossed, you may have a panic sell-off within 3 days. My Model suggests that the whole decline may be over by Friday. Following that, we should see a minimum 62% rebound out of the low. The rebound out of the Flash Crash low in 2010 was 78%. If you cannot make a quick trade at the low, then stay in cash until the rebound is over. There may be some attempt to keep the market higher until the election. We’ll have to evaluate the conditions as they arise. Suffice it to say, by the time the election is over, the decline will resume in full force.
VIX was trapped today between short-term support and 50-day resistance. My Model suggest this condition may not last through the night, as the VIX may be headed above Cycle Top resistance to its current target of 24.62. There it may form a neckline for an inverted Head & Shoulders pattern with a minimum target in the high 30s. Let’s let it play out to see how this rally develops.
NDX has broken support at its Intermediate-term average at 2806.12 and is testing the 50-day moving average at 2774.44. This decline is being led by AAPL, which has already crossed below its 50-day moving average, so the NDX 50-day is at risk as well. It has a giant Broadening Wedge formation that, if triggered 2655.00, has an average target of 2122.00. There are other formations that may indicate deeper lows, if triggered.
XEU may be starting its wave (3) of [3] of III at this time. It is often signaled by a dramatic acceleration, so it’s time to have your positions prepared for such an event. Virtually all commodities are following the pattern set by XEU.
Time to go.
Regards,
Tony
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